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General Information => Upgrades (non engine related ) => Topic started by: trav1856 on March 31, 2011, 08:26:59 pm

Title: Rubber peg under accelerator pedal (does it serve a purpose?)
Post by: trav1856 on March 31, 2011, 08:26:59 pm

Just curious, sorry about the new thread for something trivial, but it seems like this is just something to limit the pedal travel, or is it something to keep you from breaking your throttle cable?

Title: Re: Rubber peg under accelerator pedal (does it serve a purpose?)
Post by: rabbitman on March 31, 2011, 09:10:19 pm

Quote from: trav1856 on March 31, 2011, 08:26:59 pm

Just curious, sorry about the new thread for something trivial, but it seems like this is just something to limit the pedal travel, or is it something to keep you from breaking your throttle cable?

Actually it won't be the cable that breaks it'll be the arm on the IP that will go.

Make sure that when you floor it the IP arm goes all the way to the stop but doesn't stretch on the cable at all.

Title: Re: Rubber peg under accelerator pedal (does it serve a purpose?)
Post by: 8v-of-fury on April 01, 2011, 09:34:09 am

I have found in pre-99 vw's... there isnt much stuff that is there for no reason ;)

especially on the 81's you have. VW put it there for a reason, it has lasted the last 30 years with whatever is there being there. LoL

Title: Re: Rubber peg under accelerator pedal (does it serve a purpose?)
Post by: trav1856 on April 01, 2011, 07:56:42 pm

yeah, that's one thing about those wacky germans, I've never seen much that isn't there for a purpose, I just didn't know what it was.